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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1916.
THE
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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
WAR.
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SWEEPING ATTACK|
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BRITISH & FRENCH.
2,000 PRISONERS, 12 GUNS AND SO MACHINE DUNS TAKEN.
PARIS, Sept. 4.
A communiqué reports a sweeping attack by the British and French
THE AIR RAID ON ENGLAND.
LATEST DETAILS.
LONDON, Sept. 3. An oticial announcement states :-- The airral wus executed by thirteen airships and was the most formidable attack that has yet been made on Great | Britain.
The theatre of operations was the north of the Somme carrying the Eastern Counties, the objectivo ap German positions "or": front of sixparently being Lowton and certain
kilometres between Maurepas unt The river.
industrial centres in the Midland
ZEPPELINS' UNABLE TO STEER
A STEADY COURSE. The troops rushed over the enen y,
LONTON, Sept. A pturing villages and the Forest of
The new measures for the roduction Clery, and also important trenches.
obscuration of light proved most A German counter-attack was
effective. The Zoppelts were unable mashed up with very heavy losses.
to steer a steady course is in the mids The enemy, although in considerat Autumn and Spring, but groped able strength, was unable to, with about in the darkness looking for sale stand the rush of the Allies who avenue of approach to their objectives attained all their objectives.
Our experts hope to be able to recon- We ruptured, north of the Foreststruct certain portions of the framework all the German trenches along the of the wrecked Zeppelin. Forest-Combles road ny far, as the ontskirts of Combles."
"We likewise enrried all the ersey positions between the Forest and
Clery, and also crossed af numerous points this made hetween the tw places.
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The large amount of wood employed:
THE BALKANS,
RUMANIAN PROGRESS.
BUCHANT, Sept. 3, An official communiqué isatiect on the [31at uit stated!:---
The advance continues „successfully everywhere.
Rumanian authorities have been in- stalled at Brasso.
Our artillery is shelling the railway station at Orsova,
So far we have captured 1,800 prisoners.
Eneray infantry and cavalry crossel the frontier near Salvia, but were. immediately repulsed
AN
AUSTRIAN ADMISSIONS.
LONDON, Sept. 3. Austrian communiqué admits serious defast at the hands of the Rumanians near Orsova, where they withdrew to the west bank of the Cerna, after tive days' fighting.
SERBIANS REPEL AN ATTACK.
PARIS, Sept. 2. Anoticial communique from Macedonis states:Os the Struma front and in the region of the Doiran an intermittent cannonade by our artillery set on the the station at Pardovics, which is to the north of Jhergheli.
The Serbians easily repelled a Eul garian attack on the Vetrenik sector.
ENEMY SHELL BRIDGES.
SALOSIA, Sept. 3. The British official communiqué states: On the Struma front hostile artillery shelled the bridges in Fitoki Komarjam. Our aeroplanes bombed Angista station.
There is no, change on the Doiran
in the framework is startling and would front. seem to indicate a shortage of aluminium in Germany.
ZEPPELINS CHEW KILLED.
--- LONDON, Sept. 3.
Enormous crowds are thronging the pot where the aimhip fell and there is tremendous enthusiasm throughout
It is unofficially stated that ali the The Gerraan counter-attack with crew of the Zeppelin which was brought huge forces was directed against cur ) down were killed. positions south of the Forest. Tak caught by our fire and thrown back In disorder. Numerons dead were left in the held and 2,000 prisoners were taken. The booty at present equated includes 12 guns and 50
qachine-guns.
FURIOUS FIGHTING IN YEROUN
REGION.
The Germans violently attackedl our positions in the Vaux-Chapitre region and were repulsed repeatedly. They finally gained a footing in, the maliant whero furious fighting con- tinues.
the country...
THE ATTITUDE 'OF GREECE.
ENTENTE'S FINAL DEMANDS.
ATHENS, Sept. 3. The Entente Ministers visited M. Zaimis, the Premier, and afterwards met at the French Legation to draft i note to M. Zaimis.
demands will be handed to M. Zaimis, A Note embodying the Enterte's foal
the Premier, this afternoon.
A feeling of nervousness prevails,
THE KING ILL.
The latest careful coquiries show no casualties in the Metropolitan police district; while only treaty-five houses were slightly damaged, two watermains faver. broken and three borses killed in this
area.
The damage elsewhere is very slight and none of it is military damage.
The other two Zeppelines which approached London were driven off.
THE CASUALTIES.
The French attacked the Germans A further official statement says the cast and north-east of Fleury, cap-only casualties reported are one man turing several-trenches and part of and one woman killed, and 11 men and the crest running from Fleury to women and two children injured.
Thisument.
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GENERAL HAIG'S REPORT,
LONDON, Sept. 4. General Sir Dougins Haig reports In o-operation with the French on our immediate right we attacked the epancy to-day at several points and captured part of Ginchy and the whole of Guillemont."
Our front now runs 500 yards.east of Guillemont from Dinchy to near
Falleront Farm.
The damage done is almost in.) significant.
The King is still suffering from a
ANGLO-FRENCH -WARSHIPS
ALERT.
Since the let inst. forty-two British and French warships continue to cruise off the Pireaus.
Three entered the harbour and seized three German ships, and others seized the wireless at the Greek arsenal.
On the 2nd inst. several German were arrested, and there are many hiding.
HINDENBURG'S PLANS.
THE DANURE.
Only three airships succeeded m FIRST EFFORT TO BE MADE ON approaching the outskirts of London. "One.appeared over North London at
Losos, Sept 3. 2.15. The searchlights immediately
A selegram from Paris contains the located it. Anti-aircraft guns and information that the enemy is preparing acroplanes heavily engaged it and to oxert his full weight on the southern Rumanian frontier, towards which a after, a few minutes the burst into heavy movement of troops has been fame and fell to carth She was reported. destroyed and in the wreckage the half-burnt bodies of the crew were found. The Zeppelin muy down at
We also gained ground on the easa Cuffley, near Enfield.
» side of Moquet Farm.
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The reports hitherto received indi
We captured several hundred cate that the damage and loss of life are not heavy considering the num prisones.
The French substantially pmber of airships engaged. gressed between our right" and the Somme.
Fighting continues.
Our sircraft did most useful work, co-operating with the artillery and infantry
...
A great number of bombs were dropped in the Easter and Southam Counties, but a large proportion fell into the sea or in lonely countryside places."
The opinion prevails that General von Hindenburg's first effort will be made oa the Danube. He is meanwhile holding and perhaps shortening the Western Front, hence the vigorous offensive.
FIERCE BATTLES ON RUSSIAN FRONT.
GERMANS ADMIT RUSSIAN GAINS,
The enemy's acroplanes which deeper THE ALLIES AND GREECE. in the Carpathians. ately attempted to interfere were suc cessfully engaged in many aerial fights. losing three deatroyed and at least four damaged. "We lost three.
A STRONG JOINT NOTE.
THE CHINA MAIL.
ENGLAND RAIDED BY HOSTILE AIRSHIPS.
A ZEPPELIN ‘BROUGHT DOWN
IN FLAMES,
It is officially announced that several hostile airships attacked the East Count at eleven in the evening, and dropped j bombs at a few places.
The raid is still in progress.
WATER, The attack was made by more airships that have hitherto raided Englands
The Eastern Counties and London ware apparently their objectives.
The attack on London was besten off A raider ww brought down in flames Many bombs were dropped in widely soparated localities, but no reports of casualties or damage have been received
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SATURDAY'S SPORTË
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FECUTIVO MATCH 'HITWEEK
Tatoo AND KOWLOOK,
The much discussed" istih between Taikoo and Kowloon wu played on Saturday and ended in a cives win for Taikoo by the points. The game was tranght with the greatest excitement; it was Taikoo's only chance to equal Kowloon and it was only at the laat rink that Kowloon had to acknowledge defeat. Kowloon were eight points sheed on two sinka Wotherspoca secured the lead over Harvey by three points at the end LATER. in semi-darknes. Taikoo and Kowloon It is understood that the Zeppelin bold equal positions in the Barls League brought down in a London district ens neutral ground, probably at the Police and a deciding game will hars to take place descended in flamca in open country Recreation Club. The score were: Crowds assemble frum the surrounding districts and cheered loudly when the Wallace
TAXICO.. Zeppelin burst into fames
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LONDON, Sept. 2
Dinnen Dickie An official report from Egypt states Hamilton that hostile aeroplanes bombed Port Scott. Said on the morning of the lat inst dropping 25 bombs. There were some Perrie casualties, but no damage fraulted..
OPERATIONS ON THE EGYPTIAN FRONTIER.
Lastos, Sept.
An official report received from Egypt NOVICES DEFEAT LEAGUE TEAM.
states:
Regarding the operations at Katin last month that three more machine- guns and 15,000 rounds of ammunition | have been found.
THE ISLAMIC REVOLT.
EFFECT OF THE GRAND SHERIFS PROCLAMATION.
The Civil Servico novices defeated Dembers of the league teamos Saturday on handicap On one rink the novices who were skipped by Oxbury, defeated the league players on the actual score. This scores were">--
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CAIRO, September 2." The Grand Sherif's Proclamation has Lamble. made a great impression on Egyptian | Higby. Moslems, who are greatly distressed by the Grand Sherif's account of the Turkish Bower.
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the Army group hitherto commanded The German comomuniqué show's that Archduke Leopold of Bavaria commanda
by General Hindenburg.
"HIGH FREIGHTS AND COTTON PRICES.
LONDON, Sept. 3.
· WEEK-END PROGRESS IN-MEN'S DOUBLES:
Severnt interesting matches in In reply to representations regarding connection with the H.KCC's tennis the effect of the high freights on cotton
example of Japan in subsidising and week end and it is anticipated that the prices, in connecting with which the tournament were played hiring the providing war insurance at a low rate Enal will be played during the week, that they are unable to take special defeated Wodahouse and Flatcher (ser.) Cooper Huntand Hammond (owe 15-4) action in the case of cotton as compared with other cargoce.
was mentiocet, the Board of Trade state
of the Lancashire cotton industry, and The Times emphasises the importance
urges the Government to make the fallest investigation before it is late.
SANDHURST APPOINTMENT:
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Hant and Hammond will have to meet the third round by 6-4, 6-4.. Cooper
Milner Jones (owa 15-2)
the semi-final game the winners of Kent and Cary (owe 15-4) » Crisp and
Crisp and Milner: Josen defeated Glaister and Frank (rec. 38) in the second round by 6-3, 6-1 and will play Kent and Carey skis afternoon..
Ritter and Sewell (ser.) had a walk- orer in their second round game with LONDON, Sept. 3.
Murphy and Meas (owe 15-2). The former pair have to meet the winners of Colonel Stopford bas bear gazotted Stalker and Abraham (owe 3-6) and Commandant of Saadhurst Military Cheeseman and Walker (r. 26) in the third round. Other pairs to meet in the College,
third round are Claxton and Thursfield! 26). The latter beat Brand and Miskin (cor). Hacmaid and Morrison (rec. towe 4-6) in the second mund by 6-8. 60, 62
DUNDEE JUTE-SPINNER'S WILL.
LONDON, Sept. 3. The late Mr. John Sharp, the well known jute spinner; Dundee, has left £309,511,
THE THREATENED RAILWAY STRIKE IN AMERICA.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3. Congress has passed the Eight-Hour Day Bil.
The Labour leaders, in consequence, have rescinded the order for matrike.
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COST OF THE WAR.
The "Wall-street Journal (New York), has compiled figures showing that the Max Osborn, the Berlin Vossiche the Allies £6,600,000,000 and the Central war has already cost £10,000,000,000........ Zaitung's worrespondent with the Powers 22, 400,000,000. The belligerents German headquarters in France, states: have borrowed 23,000,000,000, and as a Our losses have been heavy. The result their debis, which before the war enemy have suffered fearful beses, bat amounted to £5,400,000,000, new total a do not blind our eyes to the new £1,400,000,000. The neutral nations mourning which has come to Germans who were forced to mobilise have had to We are shaken by a berning pain as the spenel £100,000,000, new streams of German blood ACD How- fing, nd we recognise our powerlessness ser two years of war. The angel of destruction is passing through the rankes of the German army with merdless fury as if the deathdance had just begun. It is now a question of life or death for our nation."
PENSIONS AND SEPARATION ALLOWANCES.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer ( Reginald MeKanna), replying to putation recently mid the Government was now paying 280,000,000 manually in separation allowances and pensions" for the pary and army, and it proposed to grant & capital sum of £6,000,000 in order. to supplement the present Eat Tite pensions.
ENEMY PROPERTY. Replying to aquestion in the House of
Messages from Berlin received at Berne on July 24th stated that the Kaiser has made many hurried journeys LONDON, Sept. 3..
castward and westward recently, "azei
TROUBLED GERMANY. The new Russian activity is on a
has made several speeches on the Somme front of two hundred miles. Fierce
front. Addressing wounded soldiers at
CRIME AND SUICIDE WÁYE. OTTAWA, Sept. 3.
Peronne he said: My earnest desire in battles are reported thirty miles west of Lutzke, also at Alexinatz south of Brody has relaid the cornerstone of the new and strength would perait but the representative. In a messezeit a
His Highnesa the Duke of Connaught to deal the enemy anch blows as my age to take my place in the trenches in order
The United Press Ageticy's & Paguo and on the Horozanka river, west of Halicz, besides the Tomaatie mountains,
inscrutable Almighty has willed other Fork, dated July 20th reports that a wise for the leadership of my country and ghastly crime and suicide wave is sweep- The German communiqué admits that
of the forces on land and sea has been my over Germany, due to mental depresCommons on July 24th, Mr L. V. F the Russians gained ground everywhere,
committed by Divine detay to my son caused by lack of proper food and coart (First Commissioner of Works) except in the Tomnatie mountains,
CHOLERA EPIDEMIC AT ILOILO. care and the burden of thinking the losses in the war. There has beers a stated that the value of enemy Property
vested in Puble Trustee, was £400,00 deciding and leading has been laid upon sensational suicide, or murder, in Berlin while enemy property vested a where it asserts the Prussian troops are
me. By life must not be risked in the very other day during the past two Board of Trade was valued at £2,000,00 Loxos, Sept. a.
maintaining their positions. It also
Foil, August 20. foremost line of battle, where my weeks. Two girls killed another girl in Reuter's correspondent at Athens states that the Elossians are fighting the members of the board of trade this carry me. My life must be carefully with a'razor, pucked the body in a trunks A mass meeting has been called by fachings, if unrestrained, would swiftly manicure parlour. They beheaded her reports that the British and French the Prussians and the Hessians is the taken to stamp out the cholera epidemic order to carry out the duties aigned to
south of the Dniester. This mention of evening for the disenssion of steps to be conserved for Germany's welfare in and sent it to another city. Many Ministers last night presented a joint first indication of the Germans having both in this city and elsewhere through me by God Note to the Greek Government beet compelled to stiffen the Austrian demanding that the control of the line in the Carpathians. posts and telegraphs, including wire. The milway station at Metz Sabioneless, should be handed over to the was twice visited and eighty-six 4.7 bombs were dropped and considerable Allion on the ground that these are damage was done in the vicinity.... used to convey information to the
Sixty bombs were dropped on military establishments north of Metz, and 210 enemy: the expulsion of enemy on several other stations and canton-bribery and espionage agents, and ments. Good results were observal the necessary measures against their
Greek awomplices.
NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS BY FRENCH AIR CRAFT.
LONDON, Sept. 1.
There were noteworthy nobievements by French air squadrons yesterday.
THE OPERATIONS IN EAST AFRICA.
LONDON, Sept. 8. General Smuts reports that, the enemy's intention to make a pro longed resistance in the Unuluguru mountains has boun frustrated.
A 41 Naval gun has been found and destroyed by dynamite.
Cur column is approaching
Balaamis
Tha Navy is co-operating
THE WESTERN FRONT.
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similarly gruesome clothing is out, committed. Practically nothing is pub this lished in Gerasay about the suicide
the suthorities desiring to avoid the peychological effect of publicity,
ANCIENT METHODS.
STEEL HUIELUS PROPORED
Sir Conan Doyle strongly advocated:
bulléta during the rush scroSR. NO.
MOBILE: "HEAVY ARTISMERY.
de Faris states: The problem of mo
Marched Hutin writing in the “Eche his heavy artillery, has been completely solved.--I saw an engineer lay, take sy move and lay down, in a few hours, redu,
lines
es which were sufficient for the
Aring 15 in. howitzer 700lb hall every minute as well a quickfiring howitzers uring every minate two or three shells, ench of 100163 of which 20 1b onsisted of erplosives
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British Andy Order declares thera
men send to their relatives at. Háme
out the province. In all probability Some German comments on cable will be sent to Governor-General speech savour of Lase Majult Harrison saking him to direct the pro- vincial authorities to "co-operate with o» the health authorities in their effort to prevent & further spread of cases. THE DELVILLE WOOD FIGHT. The city of Iloilo and the
entire sur rounding district is threatened and the
MANOFFICIAL SUPPLEMION LONDON, Sept. 3. provincial oficials are apparently un-
The Kaiser in a recent speech to the Reuter Special Correspondent at the willing to take steps to remedy the situation. The members of the Ameri Front mys-The German counter can and foreign colors are raising fari army on the Somme said. It is your attack on Thursday night in the with which to establish a rigid quar who have sworn to destroy Germany; the use of body armour to stop machine
especial privilege to fight the English, neighbourhood of Delville Wood was antine.
up &
2 combination of the fiercest the enemy has yet delivered.
Toila, August and who have built
gun countries which an a given dgnal, wan's Land. He says that sahicid of Cholera is spreading tapidly through fall on the Germans heart the most Picked troops were employed. The desperate character of the assaults the provinco and numerous casos peaceful people in the world. The English 16ths of an inch thick will stop is reason to believe that both offivors and
bullet at point-blank mange. In shield suggests that the Germans attached the district. De Lors of the Thippas led us, to bélibro, that they were our ware 2 feet, broad and a fost deep Ite information concerning the lits opera utmost importance to acces at this Health service will in all probability destruction. The English offensive in mod be carried & few hundred yarn co-operate against the leaking of inform
friends, yet they were plitting our weight would be 20 pounds; but it only Cons:The Order argas all make to epot. The onrush of desse masses of make a direct complaint to Governor tends to carry the war into German soil the first line stormers carried shields and tion, thereby insuring troops was heralded by an intense General Harrison because of the absolute to the porild undoing of our helpless helmets, with a bag of bombe, they could with the lenat pouble pas. T threatens
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impossibility of securing max 20 bury & women and children. It in your duty to clear out the machine guns. Some of the branders with sekiss, punishment The trenches in which a footing was number of those who had died front the break the English fensive and prove shackers would be it in the arms and According to a nesago from raster HAMBERLAIN'S Cole, Cholern aud ultimately effected were so battered that refused, flaily to detail prisoners to Conservative circlerin Berlin areangry some victims, but many cas
disense, The provincial authorities have that Germany is invincible; Diarrhoea Remely followed by a they afforded no sheltor.
legt, and high explosives would claim dam
dam-the Germania Berlin, now aid in burying cholera victims because the kiser's
discussing the lack o called inspiring be averted Sheets of
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